Animal idioms song

A cute interesting song that teaches some common animal idioms ...enjoy ;)

idioms - a slideshow of some of the common idioms

Here is a slideshow of some common idioms (round 10) with illustrations and examples. I used this in my class and I hope students will benefit from it, start using it and look at it as a nice way to express themselves ;)

Idiom of the month: When things are easy ;)

1-"Easy as ABC"
An idiom which means Something that is as easy as ABC is very easy or simple.

Read more at http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/easy+as+abc.html#dLwif9oCsLtZzE4O.99

2- "It's a piece of cake"

Something easy to do. 

e.g.

No problem. When you know what you're doing, it's a piece of cake. 

Glad to help. It was a piece of cake.

Rescuing frightened cats is my specialty. Piece of cake!

source: {http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/piece+of+cake}

3- "Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy"

slang phrase (from an old British detergent commercial) used to express that something was quickly and easily done. source: {http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=easy%20peasy%20lemon%20squeezy}

Idiom of the day: speak your mind!

Meaning:

If you speak your mind, you say what you exactly think about a subject regardless of whether others will agree with you or not.

Source: UsingEnglish

Example:

"

 Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind -- even if your voice shakes" .
 

-

Maggie Kuhn

Idioms of the week: (idioms using body parts)

Idiomatic expressions {something to share}

here are some idiomatic expressions:  

break the ice = make it easy 

break the ice 1. To make a start.                 2. To relax a tense or unduly formal atmosphere or social situation.

He looks blue = he looks very sad 

Blue: Gloomy; depressed

I will go banana = I will lose my mind 

go bananas go crazy, go nuts (slang), go insane, go bonkers (slang, chiefly Brit.), go mental (slang), go barmy (slang), go loopy (informal), go round the bend (Brit. slang), go frantic, go batty (slang), go doolally (slang), go round the twist (Brit. slang), go nutty (slang) People went bananas with boredom.

he leads a dog life = his life is full of difficulties and problems 

dog's lifen. Slang

A miserably unhappy existence.

He is a black sheep = bad man

black sheepn

a person who is regarded as a disgrace or failure by his family or peer group

He is full of hot air = he is talking nonsense full of hot air and full of beans; full of bull; full of it; full of prunes

Fig. full of nonsense; talking nonsense. Oh, shut up, Mary. You're full of hot air.

Don't pay any attention to Bill. He's full of beans. My English professor is full of bull. You're full of it.

Contributed by :

Bashaier Al hashmi

(Foundation year 1432/33- Group 7)

Thank you dear

A pie in the sky ( an idiom) {something to share}

pie in the sky

if an idea or plan is pie in the sky, it seems good but is not likely to be achieved 

or 

something good that is unlikely to happen

e.g. Those plans of his to set up his own business are just pie in the sky.

Dad promised to buy me a new laptop but I just know it's more like a pie in the sky! 

contributed by : 

Nura AlHarthi 

Foundation year-  Group 7 

source: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pie+in+the+sky

Thank you Nura for this cute idiom ;)

(Not) my cup of tea {Idiom of the day}

Idiom: "It's not my cup of tea"

e.g. coffee is not my cup of tea

Meaning:

If something is not your cup of tea, you don't like it very much.

It's raining cats and dogs!! (Idiom of the day)

How I hope that it would rain soon.

It rained last week "cats and dogs" :) LOL

This means that : "It rained very hard"

I honestly wish it would rain this week and I'd have a chance to use this idiom ;)

It's a piece of cake! (Idiom of the day)

This is one of the idioms that I love to use ...& I think even my students love it and started to use it a lot ;)

When you say that something is "a piece of cake", it means that it is very easy and you can do it. 

Idioms - what is an idiom?

dioms are words, phrases, or expressions that cannot be taken literally.  In other words, when used in everyday language, they have a meaning other than the basic one you would find in the dictionary.  Every language has its own idioms.  Learning them makes understanding and using a language a lot easier and more fun!

For example, “break a leg” is a common idiom.

Literal meaning:  I command you to break a bone in your leg and you should probably go to the doctor afterwards to get it fixed.

Idiomatic meaning:  Do your best and do well.  Often, actors tell each other to “break a leg” before they go out on stage to perform.

Source: 

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